Title 43, Occupations and Professions

The board shall hold a meeting in January of each year in Bismarck and may hold such other meetings as are necessary to conduct examinations and perform the other duties coming before it. Special meetings must be held at the time and place determined by the president, and upon te…

All reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in conducting the business of the board must be allowed and paid by the board.

1. A person may not undertake or plan to undertake with another person to plan, lay out, supervise, install, make additions, make alterations, or make repairs, in the installation of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electric light, heat, or power or for a power limited system,…

Conviction of an offense does not disqualify a person from licensure under this chapter unless the board determines that the offense has a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as an electrician or that, following conviction of any offense, the person is not …

1. Except as provided in this section, if a license is required under section 43-09-09, a person may not advertise to contract for electrical services without being licensed as or being associated with a class B electrician, master electrician, or power limited electrician, unles…

The classes of electricians who may be licensed under section 43-09-09 are: 1. Master electrician. 2. Journeyman electrician. 3. Class B electrician. 4. Power limited electrician.

An applicant for an electrician's license must have the following experience and training: 1. For licensure as a master electrician, an applicant must have completed one year's experience as a licensed journeyman electrician. 2. For licensure as a journeyman electrician, an appli…

Each applicant for an electrician's license shall pay the examination fee and shall take an oath and submit written evidence that the applicant has had the required experience.

Examination and annual license fees required to be paid for an electrician's license must be set by the board.

An apprentice electrician shall register with the state electrical board within the first six months of employment and shall pay an annual registration fee in an amount set by the board. An apprentice electrician may work on installations only under the personal supervision of a …

An individual employed by the state electrical board or a political subdivision to inspect electrical or power limited system installations must be licensed as a journeyman electrician or master electrician.

1. An electrician's license may be issued for a term of only one year, but may be renewed without examination upon the payment of the proper fee. If the licensee fails to renew the license for a period of three consecutive years or more, the licensee is required to appear for re-…

An applicant for renewal of an electrician's license pursuant to section 43-09-15 must have successfully completed at least eight hours each biennium, of education relating to the standards set forth in section 43-09-21 or as otherwise prescribed by the board. The board may not r…

The following persons are not required to be licensed by and are not subject to regulation by the board under this chapter: 1. Employees of public utilities engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy while engaged in work directly pertaining to the manufactu…

The board, upon the recommendation of one master electrician and two journeyman electricians, may issue a permit for a journeyman electrician to engage in the journeyman electrician's trade until the next meeting of the board for the examination of applicants. Such permit is not …

An individual may serve as an apprentice under a licensed master electrician or power limited electrician, but a master electrician or power limited electrician may not allow an apprentice to work on any installation without personal supervision of a licensed electrician.

Every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter and doing electrical work shall report the same to the secretary of the board upon blanks furnished by the board for that purpose.

1. A contract, agreement, or undertaking with another person for the installation of electrical wiring or power limited wiring or the installation of electrical or power limited system parts of other apparatus may not be entered by anyone other than a master electrician or power …

All electrical and power limited wiring, apparatus, or equipment must comply with the rules of the board made under authority of the laws of this state and in conformity with the approved methods of construction for safety to life and property. The regulations in the national ele…

1. The board has jurisdiction over and shall provide inspection for all electrical installations. The board has jurisdiction over and shall provide inspection for all power limited system installations. If there is a disagreement between an electrician and an inspector over inter…

A person that violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In addition to criminal proceedings, the board may commence administrative or civil court proceedings as follows: 1. The board may issue a cease and desist order against a person alle…

To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing of electricians provide for similar action, the state electrical board may grant licenses of the same grade or class to electricians licensed by other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required fee, after …

The jurisdiction of the board and other requirements of this chapter do not apply to installations, wiring, apparatus, or equipment that are part of a coal mine permitted by the public service commission and are subject to the jurisdiction of the federal mine safety and health ad…

1. The board shall adopt rules to regulate the inspection and testing of conveyances and to implement applicable standards published by the American society of mechanical engineers. The board shall publish testing and inspection forms based on the rules and standards adopted by t…

1. a. Within six months from July 1, 2025, the owner of a conveyance shall register the conveyance with the board. b. The owner of a new elevator or other conveyance must register the conveyance with the board within thirty days after the conveyance has been inspected and approve…

The board may revoke or suspend a permit upon a finding: 1. Of a false statement, omission, or misrepresentation of material fact in the permit application or the plans or specifications on which the permit was based. 2. The work detailed under the permit has not been performed i…

1. A permit is deemed expired if: a. The work authorized by the permit is not commenced within six months after the date on which the permit is issued or within a shorter period as specified on the permit; or b. After the work has commenced, the work is suspended or abandoned for…

1. Upon installation of a conveyance, an elevator contractor responsible for the work shall certify compliance with this chapter, rules of the board, and any applicable industry code or standard. 2. Before a conveyance is placed in operation, the owner of the conveyance shall obt…

If an incident occurs involving an elevator or other conveyance which results in death or bodily injury to any person which requires hospitalization or other treatment by a medical professional, the owner of the conveyance shall submit to the board a report, on a form prescribed …

1. The owner of a conveyance shall ensure each conveyance is inspected and tested as required by the board. 2. All work required for inspections and tests of conveyances must be performed by an elevator mechanic and must be witnessed by an elevator inspector. 3. Upon completion o…

1. An individual may not inspect any conveyance unless the individual is registered with the board. An individual may apply for registration by completing an application form provided by the board, submitting the application fee, and submitting documentation demonstrating the app…